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Packaging firms face future financial squeeze

FDF urges Chancellor to support food and drink industry

Tetra Pak to expand processor training

CAT scan technology offers dairy development potential

Mango to offer fibre boost for cookies

 
   
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Soft drink groups call for smoothie/juice tax cut

Switzerland chosen as new EU Cadbury base

Ingredients and nutritionals drive Glanbia growth

Chromium picolinate linked to brain activity boost

 
 

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Packaging firms face future financial squeeze
A new report warns that the future remains challenging for European packaging firms, as rising input and transportation costs will continue to weigh down on the industry... Read


FDF urges Chancellor to support food and drink industry
The UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is urging the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, to support the food and drink industry in his first budget... Read


Tetra Pak to expand processor training
Tetra Pak, a global manufacturer of food processing and packaging systems, says it hopes to expand a training scheme designed to educate users of its processing technology to be more efficient... Read


CAT scan technology offers dairy development potential
A UK-based imaging specialist is quite literally hoping to get a better look at dairy formulation, by expanding its scanning technology to aid processors working in the industry... Read


Mango to offer fibre boost for cookies
Extracts from mangos are a rich source of antioxidants and dietary fibre and can easily be used in bakery products to boost public consumption, suggests new research... Read


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Soft drink groups call for smoothie/juice tax cut
The British soft drink industry has today called on the country's government to cut Value Added Tax (VAT) on fruit juices in order to entice more consumers to their potential health benefits... Read


Switzerland chosen as new EU Cadbury base
Global confectionery firm Cadbury has created a new European headquarters in Switzerland, as part of the company's attempts to consolidate its operations within the bloc, local news reports have stated... Read


Ingredients and nutritionals drive Glanbia growth
Glanbia profited from higher dairy prices in 2007 to report a year of impressive growth, with the impact particularly shining through in its value-added ingredients and nutritional premix activities... Read


Chromium picolinate linked to brain activity boost
A daily supplement of chromium picolinate may increase brain activity in older people experiencing early memory decline, researchers have reported... Read

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The great food price smash-and-grab

While the world's media is bemoaning rising food prices, the French government is sniffing around the food industry for signs of gleeful profiteering. If it is right, the long-term losses of the nouveau cher will be far greater than the handful of centimes gained. Read



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Aseptic fillers target improved production speed
Two new aseptic filling machines can reduce the processing time required by dairy manufacturers for using multiple small-volume carton packages, their manufacturer claims... Read


California bill to curb chemicals in grease-proof packaging
A bill that would ban the use of food packaging containing perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), is working its way through the California legislature... Read


UK baby milk industry wins labelling battle
Infant and follow-on formula manufacturers will not have to re-label their products until 2010 after the English High Court upheld a legal challenge brought by the Infant and Dietetic Foods Association (IDFA) against... Read


Polyphenols may be the key to low acrylamide bakery
Manufacturers of bakery products looking to reduce levels of acrylamide can tap into a range of solutions, but polyphenols may be the most promising, suggests a new review... Read


Air Products expands into Thailand
UK firm Air Products today announced the opening of a new technology centre in Thailand, as the company looks to market its food freezing expertise to Asian manufacturers... Read

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